FWIBF15 Brewery # 3 – Sun King

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Our final stop in June is with Sun King Brewery in Indiana.  Like Half Acre and Three Floyds, they have a very distinctive look to their brand.

All you have to do is Google Image their can design to see they have a quirky sensibility.  And that extends to their beer recipes too.  So let’s take a look at what I would want in my pick six can collection….

1 – “Popcorn Pilsner puts a local spin on brewing tradition with the addition of Indiana-grown Riehle’s Select popcorn, popped by our friends at Just Pop In, to our German-Style pilsner recipe. The result is a crisp, balanced, andrefreshing beer with a dry finish and just enough hop character to keep things interesting.”

2- “Ring of Dingle is a rich and roasty Irish-Style Dry Stout with a clean, dry finish. The beer is named after a scenic road network in Ireland that starts and ends in the city of Dingle.”

3 – “Fistful of Hops is our quarterly series of four IPAs, each with the same malt base. We balance that base against a seasonal “fistful of hops” – each time a different variety. For our 2014 “Red” release, we continue the process of rotating hops by featuring Citra, El Dorado, and Galaxy, which combine to create a pronounced tropical fruit flavor.”

4- “Java Mac is the coffee infused version of our Wee Mac Scottish-Style Ale. Locally roasted coffee from Bee Roasters harmonizes with the base beer’s hazelnut character and toffee undertones to create a vibrant symphony of rich coffee flavor.”

5 – “Sun King and 3 Floyds have come together again to bring you Slacktivist, a Doppelkolsch brewed to help bring awareness to our efforts to raise the barrelage cap on Indiana breweries. Slacktivist steps up the smooth malt flavors of a traditional Kolsch-style beers with more pronounced flavor and a crisp hop bite. We hope you’ll step up your support for our efforts at supportindianabrewers.com.”

6 – “The road between Rhinegeist and Sun King traverses 110 miles – a long way to go without a beer. Whichever end of the road you find yourself at, you’ll be happy to find Emergency Hop Kit, a beer that combines the powers of Truth IPA with Osiris Pale Ale.?

 

 

FWIBF15 – Brewery # 1 – Bridge Road Brewers

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This month, I am taking stock of the breweries that were part of the festivities of the highly regarded Firestone Walker Invitational Beer Fest and we start in Australia of all places with Bridge Road Brewers and a list of what beers that I would have in my taster tray.

Little Bling
“A mid-strength IPA that has followed in the footsteps of our original IPA, Bling and its big brother the imperial IPA, Bling Bling.”

Chestnut Pilsner
“A unique Australian Pilsner, brewed in Beechworth from Chestnuts grown locally in the Beechworth and Stanley hills. The Chestnut Pilsner also uses Galaxy hops from the Rostrevor Hop Garden in the nearby Ovens Valley.”

Fat Man Red Suit Big Sack Red IPA
“Originally brewed for export to Canada this red IPA showcases some of our Aussie Hops. Galaxy Topaz and Enigma.” (wonderful name for a Christmas beer!)

Enigma pilsner
“This pilsner has been brewed as an Australian take on the craft pilsners of NZ, A light bodied lager heavily hopped with the Australian hop variety Enigma.”

Beechworth Pale Ale
“Often the yard stick of micro breweries, this beer is based on classic American styled Pale Ales, crisp and refreshing, a mouthful of aromatic hops.”